unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl 
: not avoidable : inevitable
The accident was unavoidable.
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Examples of unavoidable in a Sentence
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
Yet progress is not painless and collateral damage in the building of a long-time contender is unavoidable.
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Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
Yet progress is not painless and collateral damage in the building of a long-time contender is unavoidable.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Going outdoors is unavoidable, but after spending time outside Rank suggests changing clothes and showering as soon as possible after returning home.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024
If a collision is unavoidable, brake and stay in your lane.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2024
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unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯid-ə-bəl
: not avoidable : inevitable
the accident was unavoidable
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